Creator / Michael Jayston

Michael Jayston (born Michael James, 29 October 1935 - 5 February 2024) was an English actor. His most well-known film role was Tsar Nicholas II in Nicholas and Alexandra. His other films include Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Zulu Dawn and Highlander III: The Sorcerer. On television, he appeared in several televised versions of Shakespeare plays, played Mr. Rochester in the 1973 production of Jane Eyre (opposite Sorcha Cusack as Jane) and was part of the ensemble cast of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

His most enduring role was that of the Valeyard in Doctor Who. The Valeyard is a darker, villainous version of the Doctor and Jayston reprised the role on several occasions for Big Finish Productions. He has also played James Bond in a BBC radio adaptation of You Only Live Twice and was at one point considered for the role in the film series.

On 5 February 2024, he passed at the age of 88 away after a short illness.

His roles in works with TV Tropes pages:

Film

• Cromwell (1970) — Henry Ireton
• Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) — Nicholas
• The Internecine Project (1974) — David Baker
• Zulu Dawn (1979) — Col. Crealock
• Crazy Like a Fox: The Movie (1987) — Randall Perry
• Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1994) — Jack Donovan

TV

• Callan: episode "God Help Your Friends" (1970) — Mark Tedder
• Jackanory: 22 episodes (1972-94) — Storyteller
• Jane Eyre: 5 episodes (1973) — Edward Rochester
• Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: 7 episodes (1979) — Peter Guillam
• Tales of the Unexpected: episode "The Best Chess Player in the World" (1984) — G.B. Shaw
• Doctor Who: Trial Of A Time Lord — 14 episodes / 4 stories^{show list}"The Mysterious Planet", "Mindwarp" , "Terror of the Vervoids", "The Ultimate Foe" (1986) — The Valeyard
• Cluedo: 6 episodes (1991) — Colonel Mustard
• Press Gang: episode "UnXpected" (1992) — Colonel X
• CASUAL+Y:
  • "Profit and Loss" (1992) — Ian
  • "No Goodbyes" (2011) — David Northwick
  • Episode #32.17 (2017) — Claude Maynard
• Only Fools and Horses: episode "Time on Our Hands" (1996) — James Turner
• Heartbeat:
  • Episode "Frail Mortality" (1996) — Michael Harvey
  • Episode "Little White Lies" (2006) — Gerald Hudson
• Coronation Street: 1 episode (2000) — Judge
• The Bill:
  • Episode "No-One's That Honest" (2000) — Charles Arthur Cullun
  • Episodes: "Sequence of Events" - Parts 1 & 2 (2006) — Vince Parker
• Holby City:
  • "Extra Time" (2001) — Judge
  • "Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged" (2006) — Lawrence Bremmen
  • "The Butterfly Effect": Parts 1 & 2 (2010) — Sid Harvey
• Eastenders: 4 episodes (2002) — Alistair
• Foyle's War: 2 episodes (2007-08) — AC Henry Parkins
• Emmerdale: 82 episodes (2007-08) — Donald De Souza
• Tracy Beaker Returns: episode "Out of Control" (2011) — Mr. Spooner
• Midsomer Murders: episode "Let Us Prey" (2014) — Reverend Arthur Gould
• Borgia: episode "1496" (2014) — Pandolfo Petrucci
• Doctors:
  • "Real Tonic" (2003) — Vern Coren
  • "Evidence of Things Not Seen" (2011) — Bill Marston
  • "All's Fair" (2013) — Alf Sidney
  • "About Time" (2015) — Brian Maxwell

Audio Play

• Big Finish Doctor Who releases:
  • Doctor Who Unbound: "He Jests At Scars..." (2003) — The Valeyard
  • Special Releases: "Trial of the Valeyard" (2013) — The Valeyard
  • The Sixth Doctor Adventures: "The Sixth Doctor: The Last Adventure" (2015) — The Valeyard
  • The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield: "Every Dark Thought" (2018) — The Valeyard
  • The Eighth Doctor: The Time War: 2 releases^{show list}"Fugitive in Time", "The War Valeyard" (2019) — The Valeyard